Brighton is a coastal city in England directly south of London and on a clear day you can see France across the ocean. Brighton really is a pretty place; however, it felt more like a bad version of Atlantic city but with pebble beaches and really good fish and chips. The pier is very famous and the beaches are known for their summer concerts -Fat Boy Slim even resides in Brighton and holds annual summer concerts. Brighton is also a very liberal, hippie place notorious for its tatoo and piercing parlors. Furthermore in 1750 Dr. Richard Russell wrote a book about how the seawater in Brighton was good for your health (load of crap, it's the Atlantic), so of course, the rich and oh so famous flocked and Brighton became a very fashionable place to live.
Today Brighton is still regarded as a trendy place to live considering it has one of the largest youth populations in England and real estate prices close to London's.
In the midst of this fashionable "Atlantic City" is the Royal Pavilion (above). Built in 1787 for the Prince Regent as an ego trip and to spend money he didn't have (in millions of gambling debt), later King George IV, the Royal Pavilion is remarkable for its exotic oriental appearance. The outside is extravagant and gorgeous, but I thought it was hideous on the inside - let's just say I would have decorated differently than King George. Most rooms were a mixture of floral, oriental, and royal patterns. I found it to be distastefully busy. Anywho, another interesting and educational day in England.I could have stayed on the beach all day!
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